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Thursday's police log: Harbor Area

Recent police activities in the Harbor Area.
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Details of dispute leading to Torrance murder-suicide emerge

Michael Meeker had told family and friends about his upstairs neighbor. The man was strange, Meeker said, and the two had tussled over noise before.
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Suspect arrested in fatal Lawndale machete attack that injured another

UPDATED: A man allegedly hacked two roommates with a machete inside a Lawndale home early today, killing one and sending the other to a hospital in critical condition, deputies said.

Wilmington man sentenced to 96 years for rapes of local girls

Victims give testimony at emotional sentencing; judge hopes he will 'never be released.' Video

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Gardena man who shot short-cutting teen in yard gets year in prison

A Gardena man who shot a 17-year-old in November as the teen and several friends cut through his backyard was sentenced Tuesday to a year in jail and five years probation.
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17 state attorneys general call for Craigslist to drop adult ads

Craigslist should remove its adult services section because the website cannot adequately block potentially illegal ads promoting prostitution and child trafficking, attorneys general in 17 states demanded Tuesday in a joint letter.

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15-year-old suspect arrested in Carson murder

Sheriff's homicide detectives said Monday that a 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murdering an innocent bystander in Carson.
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State senate okays Chelsea's Law with tougher penalties for molesters

California state senators unanimously approved tough legislation Tuesday that calls for locking up some convicted child molesters for life.

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Wednesday's South Bay police log: El Segundo, beach cities

Recent police activities in El Segundo and the beach citiies.
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$5,000 reward in fatal pot dispensary stabbing

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors established a $5,000 reward today for information leading to whoever fatally stabbed a 39-year-old man working in a Hollywood marijuana dispensary.

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Police: Noise dispute fueled Torrance murder-suicide

A long-running noise dispute between neighbors in a Torrance apartment complex ended with a murder-suicide, neighbors and police said Monday. | POLICE NEWS

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Man at center of lawsuit gets 4 years in fatal drunk driving crash

A 21-year-old man at the center of a wrongful death lawsuit was sentenced Monday to four years in prison for a fatal car crash that came after drinking with friends at a popular Torrance restaurant.
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Parolee captured after Wilmington chase

A parolee led police on a pursuit from Wilmington to Long Beach Sunday night, then bailed out of the stolen car and eluded capture until Monday morning.

Alleged 'Grim Sleeper' killer pleads not guilty

The man suspected of being the "Grim Sleeper" serial killer, who has been linked to the slayings of at least 10 women in South Los Angeles over a 20-year period, pleaded not guilty today. PHOTO GALLERY

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Suspect in fatal Torrance apartment shooting found dead

The man suspected of fatally shooting a neighbor in a Torrance apartment complex Sunday afternoon took his own life and was discovered by SWAT officers early today.

Tuesday's South Bay police log: Carson and Torrance

Recent police activities in Carson and Torrance.
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Hermosa Beach arson investigator charged in bar gun incident

A Hermosa Beach Fire Department arson investigator has been charged with pointing a handgun at a woman in a Sunset Beach bar, prosecutors said Monday.
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Arizona escapees' grisly crime spree detailed

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Two escaped convicts from Arizona and a woman who accompanied them kidnapped an Oklahoma couple and gunned them down so they could steal their camping trailer, prosecutors said Monday as they released chilling details about the group's crime spree.

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80 arrested at L.A. Sports Arena rave party

More than 80 young people were arrested at a rave party inside the Los Angeles Sports Arena, but the number of injuries was slight compared to last June's big rave at the adjacent Memorial Coliseum.

San Pedro gang member fires shotgun at rivals

Police Sunday sought a San Pedro gang member who fired a shotgun at some of his rivals, but did not hit anyone.